Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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