Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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