Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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