Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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