Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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