Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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