Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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