Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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