Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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