Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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