Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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