Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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