Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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