Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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