Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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