Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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