Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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