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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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