Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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