Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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