Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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