Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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