Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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