Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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