Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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