Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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