Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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