Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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