Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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