Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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