Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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