Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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