Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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