Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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