Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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