Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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