Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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