Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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