Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important 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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