Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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