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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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