Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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