Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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