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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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