Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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