Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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