Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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