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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the 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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