Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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