Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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