Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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