Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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