Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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