Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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