Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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