Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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