Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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