Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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