Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about 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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