Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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