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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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