Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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