Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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