Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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