Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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