Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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