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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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