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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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