Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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