Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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