Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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