Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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