Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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