Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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