Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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