Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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