Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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