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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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