Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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