Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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