Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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