Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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