Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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