Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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