Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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