Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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