Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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