Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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