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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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