Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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