Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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