Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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