Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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