Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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