Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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