Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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