Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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