Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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