Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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