Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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