Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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