Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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