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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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