Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting 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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