Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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