Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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