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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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