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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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