Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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