Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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