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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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