Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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