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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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