Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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