Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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