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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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