Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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