Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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