Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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