Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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