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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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