Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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