Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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