Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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