Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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