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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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