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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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