Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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