Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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