Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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