Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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