Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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