Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take 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 open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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