Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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