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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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