Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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