Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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