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. The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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