Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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