Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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