Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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