Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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