Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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