Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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