Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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