Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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