Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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