Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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