Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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