Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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