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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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