Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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