Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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