Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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