Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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