Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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