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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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