Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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