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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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