Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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