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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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