Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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