Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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