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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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