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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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