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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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