Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major 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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