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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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