Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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