Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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