Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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