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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever 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 stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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