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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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