Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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