Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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