Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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