Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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