Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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