Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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