Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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