Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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