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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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