Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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