Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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