Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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