Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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