Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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