Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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