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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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 massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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