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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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