Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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