Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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