Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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