Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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