Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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