Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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