Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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