Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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