Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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