Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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