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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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