Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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