Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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