Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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