Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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