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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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