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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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