Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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