Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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