Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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