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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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