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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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