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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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