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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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