Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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