Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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