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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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