Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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