Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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