Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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