Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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