Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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