Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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