Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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