Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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