Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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