Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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