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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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