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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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