Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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