Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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