Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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