Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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