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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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