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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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