Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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