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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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