Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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