Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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