Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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