Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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