Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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