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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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