Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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