Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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