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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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