Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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