Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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