Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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