Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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