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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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