Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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