Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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