Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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