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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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