Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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