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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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