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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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