Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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