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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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