Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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