Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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