Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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