Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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