Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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