Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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