Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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