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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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