Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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