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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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