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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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