Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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