Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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