Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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