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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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