Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key 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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