Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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