Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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