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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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