Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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