Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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