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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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