Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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