Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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