Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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