Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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