Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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