Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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