Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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