Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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