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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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