Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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