Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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