Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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