Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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