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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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