Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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