Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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