Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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