Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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