Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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