Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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