Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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