Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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