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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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