Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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