Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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