Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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