Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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