Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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