Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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