Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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