Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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