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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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