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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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