Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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