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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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