Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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