Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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