Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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