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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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