Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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