Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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