Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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