Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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