Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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