Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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