Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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