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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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