Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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