Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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