Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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