Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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