Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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