Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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