Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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