Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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