Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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