Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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