Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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