Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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