Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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