Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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