Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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