Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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