Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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