Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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