Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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