Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major 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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