Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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