Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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