Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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