Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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