Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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