Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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