Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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