Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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