Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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