Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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