Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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