Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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