Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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