Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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