Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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