Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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