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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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