Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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