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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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