Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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