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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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