Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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