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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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