Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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