Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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