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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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