Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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