Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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