Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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