Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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