Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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