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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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