Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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