Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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