Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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