Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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