Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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