Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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