Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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