Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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