Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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