Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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