Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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