Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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