Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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