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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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