Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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