Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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