Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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