Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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