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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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