Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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