Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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