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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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