Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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