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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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