Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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