Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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