Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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