Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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