Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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