Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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