Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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