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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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