Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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