Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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