Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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