Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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