Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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