Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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