Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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