Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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