Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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