Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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