Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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