Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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