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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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