Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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