Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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