Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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