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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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