Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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