Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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