Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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