Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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