Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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