Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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