Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student 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 online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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