Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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