Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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