Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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