Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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