Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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