Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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