Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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