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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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