Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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