Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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