Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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