Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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