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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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