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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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