Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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