Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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