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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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