Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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