Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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