Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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