Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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