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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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