Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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