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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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