Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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