Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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