Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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