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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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