Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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