Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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