Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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