Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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