Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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