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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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