Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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