Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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