Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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