Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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