Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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