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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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