Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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