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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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