Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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