Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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