Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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