Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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