Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing 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 teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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