Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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