Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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