Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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