Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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