Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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