Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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