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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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