Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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