Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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