Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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