Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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