Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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