Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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