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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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