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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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