Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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