Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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