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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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