Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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