Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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