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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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