Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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