Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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