Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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