Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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