Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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