Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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