Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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